Manuel Rivas
Illustration — Manuel Rivas, 2022 Manuel Rivas Barrós (born 24 October 1957 in A Coruña, Galicia) is a Galician writer, poet and journalist.
Also recorded as Manolo Rivas
Manuel Rivas

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- Born
- 1957 · Monte Alto.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- journalist · screenwriter · writer · film director · essayist · poet
- Fields
- poetry · journalism · essay
- Education
- Complutense University of Madrid · IES Monelos
- Known for
- The Carpenter's Pencil · Books burn badly
- Honours
- Spanish Critics' Prize for Best Galician Language Prose · Premio Torrente Ballester · National Novel Prize
- Languages
- Spanish · Galician
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Illustration — Manuel Rivas, 2022 Manuel Rivas Barrós (born 24 October 1957 in A Coruña, Galicia) is a Galician writer, poet and journalist.
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Biography
Biography
Manuel Rivas studied at Complutense University of Madrid and IES Monelos. The recorded working language is Spanish and Galician. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry, journalism and essay. Residence is recorded at Vimianzo. Employment is recorded with El País. Works named in the authority record are The Carpenter's Pencil and Books burn badly. Distinctions recorded are Spanish Critics' Prize for Best Galician Language Prose, Premio Torrente Ballester and National Novel Prize.
Manuel Rivas Barrós began his writing career at the age of 15. He has written articles and literary essays for Spanish newspapers and television stations including Television de Galicia, El Ideal Gallego, La Voz de Galicia, El País, and was the sub-editor of Diario 16 in Galicia. He was a founding member of Greenpeace Spain and played an important role during the 2002 Prestige oil spill near the Galician coast.
Work
Work
As of 2017, Rivas has published 9 anthologies of poetry, 14 novels and several literature essays. He is considered a revolutionary in contemporary Galician literature. His 1996 book ¿Que me queres, amor?, a series of sixteen short stories, was adapted by director José Luis Cuerda for his film La lengua de las mariposas. His 1998 novel O lapis do carpinteiro has been published in nine countries and is the most widely translated work in the history of Galician literature. It also was adapted to cinema as O lapis do carpinteiro.
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1957
Manuel Rivas born at Monte Alto.
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Vimianzo
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Monte Alto.
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Awards
• Galician Critics Prize • Spanish National Narrative Prize • Spanish Critic Prize • Prize of the Belgian section of Amnesty International • Torrente Ballester Prize • Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente e o da Crítica Prize • ONCE Prize - Galicia and Solidarity • Xarmenta 2007
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